Welham Green railway station
Encyclopedia
Welham Green railway station serves the town of Welham Green
in Hertfordshire
, England
. It is located approximately 14 miles (22.53076 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line
.
Welham Green is just south of the scene of the Hatfield rail crash
in 2000 and was initially identified in BBC broadcasts as the location of the accident.
. The station was built with funding from Welwyn District Council, Hertfordshire County Council
, Hatfield Parish Council and British Rail
.
There are shelters on both platforms, and a small amount of seating near them.
on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London Kings Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service is run by class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends sometimes class 317 EMUs are used instead when the services run into Kings Cross railway station.
The typical off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to Moorgate, reduced to 2 trains after 7pm. However, Moorgate trains run only on weekdays up until 9:15pm. Late evening and weekend trains run every 30 mins to Kings Cross. There are 3 trains per hour to Welwyn Garden City, reduced to 2 trains per hour in the late evenings and at weekends.
Timetables for First Capital Connect services that serve the station can be found here.
Welham Green
Welham Green is a village in the parish of North Mymms, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated a mile to the west of the Great North Road coaching route that used to run through the neighbouring hamlet of Bell Bar from London to York and the north. The Great North Road is now by-passed by the A1...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located approximately 14 miles (22.53076 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
.
Welham Green is just south of the scene of the Hatfield rail crash
Hatfield rail crash
The Hatfield rail crash was a railway accident on 17 October 2000, at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK. Although the accident killed fewer than other accidents, Hatfield exposed the major stewardship shortcomings of the privatised national railway infrastructure company Railtrack and the failings of...
in 2000 and was initially identified in BBC broadcasts as the location of the accident.
History
Welham Green was opened on the 29th September 1986. It has two platformsRailway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
. The station was built with funding from Welwyn District Council, Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England, the United Kingdom. It currently consists of 77 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 55 councillors, 17 Liberal Democrats, versus 3 Labour...
, Hatfield Parish Council and British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
.
Facilities
A booking office, open during the morning rush hour, is located on the northbound platform and is reached, from the west, through the station car park. A self-service 'Shere' ticket machine was installed in Autumn 2008 on the road overbridge, at the entrance to the northbound platform.There are shelters on both platforms, and a small amount of seating near them.
Services
The service from the station runs to MoorgateMoorgate station
Moorgate station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station on Moorgate in the City of London; it provides National Rail services by First Capital Connect for Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth and also serves the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines and...
on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London Kings Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service is run by class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends sometimes class 317 EMUs are used instead when the services run into Kings Cross railway station.
The typical off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to Moorgate, reduced to 2 trains after 7pm. However, Moorgate trains run only on weekdays up until 9:15pm. Late evening and weekend trains run every 30 mins to Kings Cross. There are 3 trains per hour to Welwyn Garden City, reduced to 2 trains per hour in the late evenings and at weekends.
Timetables for First Capital Connect services that serve the station can be found here.
Ticket Office Opening Times & Station Staffing Hours
Below are the current opening and staffing times for Welham Green, .| Ticket Office Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Opens | Closes |
| Monday to Friday | 07:15 | 10:15 |
| Saturday | - | - |
| Sunday | - | - |
| Station Staffing Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | From | Until |
| Monday to Friday | 07:00 | 10:30 |
| Saturday | - | - |
| Sunday | - | - |